A nurse, preparing for a client's discharge after surgery, is teaching the client's wife to change the dressing. How can the nurse be certain the wife knows the procedure?
A) Tell the wife exactly how to do it.
B) Give the wife information about supplies.
C) Have the wife demonstrate the procedure.
D) Ask another nurse to reinforce teaching.
Ans: C
All steps of a procedure should be demonstrated, practiced, and provided in writing. The client or caregiver should then perform the procedure in the presence of the nurse to demonstrate understanding. Simply stating the information, providing information about supplies, or asking another nurse to reinforce teaching does not mean the caregiver knows the information.
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